By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a file from the user's filesystem. Information could be retrieved by the attacker by, e.g., using hidden sections to store the information, tricking the user into saving the document and convincing the user to send the document back to the attacker. The vulnerability is mitigated by the need for the attacker to know the precise file path in the target system, and the need to trick the user into saving the document and sending it back.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96402 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037893 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0914 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0979 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3792 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-3157.html Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2017-11-19T00:00:00

Updated: 2018-01-04T19:57:01

Reserved: 2016-12-05T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-3157

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-11-20T20:29:00.543

Modified: 2019-05-08T18:51:46.950


Link: CVE-2017-3157

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